Combined water-feed valve and cleaner



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' tiene* FRAN'A. o'LsoN, lor BEVER-E, ivriNNnsofra.V

yeoi/IBINnn 'weren-NEED 'VALVE iiNneLnirN-itn.

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Be it known that I, FRANK A. GLSON, Icitizen of the United States, resi-dingfat Revere, in the lcounty of Cottonwood 4andState :of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined llVater- Feed Valves and Cleaners; and I do'hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact vdescription off the'invention, such as will -enable l'otherssk-ill'ed in the ar't to whichy it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to ra valve' and particularly to af valve adapted to be used in the feed water pipe of a boiler used in connection with 4a steaml engine 'or for other purposes. It is welfl :known to those skilled in the art that a feed walter pipe voften becomes considerably obstructedby fthe deposit of minerals carried -in solution in the water used and it is "often ldiflicultfand inconvenient to clear away such obstruction.

lt is 'an objectof `:this invention therefor. to provide a valve for a feedv water pipe, which valve is provided with means for quicklyand 'easily clearing the pipe of deposited materialor sediment.

It isa Jfurther object ofthe invention'to provide afvalverhav-ing such means which is operable'by the vhandl'evusually provided for operating` the valve.

These vand other `objects vor theiinvention will be clearly set forth 'in Athe following description made in connection with the accompanying' drawings, in which like refer ence charact-ers refer to the; same-v yparts throughout the different views and in which Fig. l is a central longitudi-nalnsection of the device;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the valve seat used; and

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. l.

Referring to the drawings:

The wall o-r shell l of a boiler is shown into which extends and is threaded the feed water pipe 2. This said water pipe is connected to the supply p-ipe 3 by a valve designated generally as a. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, valve a is shown as of the common globe type having the usual web or diaphragm al, which is provided with an aperture, one side of which is arranged as a conical valve seat. The valveis provided with an extended sleeve a2, which is bored at its outer end and provided with a threaded inner portion and adapted to re- 1'9211. Serial No'. 470,884. Y

ceive the closing member for valve 4 formedv withy a `conical 'edge `to co-operate withfth'e seat iny web al. 'The member 4 is provided with a stem 4a threaded for a portion of its length to co-operate with the threaded :por-v tion of sleeve i2 and also adapted to extend endv of stem .4@l is threaded and provided with an apertured cap 6 and suitable packing Ais disposed between the -end of the stem 4zi and said cap. The member 4 is provided on its vinner end with a slot 4b and is also bored through its length to'receive the :rod 7, which tits therein and which'is provided at its outer end with the operatinghand'lefor wheel 7 a. Therod- Vcarri'es-fat its inner end a head 8 shown as a cylindrical member with When it is desired ftoclose the 'valve .member 4, the rod -7- will befreciprocated in 'the stein 4a' to bring thetongue 8a into engagement with theslot 4b. The wheel Yarrow being turned, the valve 4 will be turned-and; will nieve loiigitu'dinal-lyV `inthe projection or sleeve-a:2.` The member' 4-can-fthus -b'e moved in either direction to close or open the valve and the communication between pipes 3 and 2. When it is desired to clear the pipe 2 of sediment or deposits, the stem 7 will be reciprocated in sleeve 4a so as to project the head through the said pipe as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l. The head can be given a rotative motion during the reciprooation if desired and will quickly act to clear the said pipe.

From the abo-ve description, it is seen that applicant has provided a very simple and effective means for keeping the feed pipe clean. The additional elements can be'added to the usual valve at the small cost and add greatly to the utilit7 of the same.

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made inthe form, details and arrangement of the device without departing from the scope of app-licants invention, which generally Vstated consists in the matter shovvn and described and set forth in the appended claims.

What is claimed is l. A device of the class described having in combination, a pipe and valve secured thereto and comprising a` closing member, and an operating device for said member including means adapted to be `projected through said pipe to clean the same While the closing member remains' stationary.

2 A device of the class described comprising apair of pipes, a valve connecting the same and provided with a closing member, an operating member forsaid member comprising means adapted to engage saidmember and to be moved longitudinally through one of said pipes.

3. A device of the class ldescribed comprising a feed Water pipe for a boiler and a controlling valve connected thereto having a valve seat and member adapted to be turned and movable tovvard said seat to close the valve, and means for turning said member including a member adapted to be moved longitudinally through said pipe to clean the same.

4. A device of the class described comprising a feed Water pipe, a controlling valve connected thereto, a closing member for said valve adapted to be turned so as to move to a closing position, a stem extending through said member and provided at its outer end'vvith means Afor turning the same, said stem having at its inner end a member adapted to be engaged or disengaged vvith f said closing member to turn the same and also adapted to be projected vthrouglfi the said pipe to clear the same.

5. A device of the class described having in combination, a feed Water pipe and valve connected thereto and having a closing member therein adapted to be turned so as to move to a closing position said closing member having a recess in its inner end, a stem extending through said closing member and provided at its outer end With turning means and at its inner end With a cylindrical head of slightly smaller diameter than said pipe and having means thereon adapted to be received in the recess in said closing member, said stem and head being adapted tobe reciprocated to move said head through the said pipe and to brin said head into engagement With the closing member for operating the same. ,V

6. A valve provided With a valve seat, a valve member movable into and out of contact vvith the same, and means for. operating said member including a cleaning device movable relatively to said member. f 7. A valve provided With a valve seatv and a valve member.r movab-le into and out of contact with said seat, and means for moving said member including a member extending at one side of said seat and a cleaning device located at the other side of ysaid seat.

8. The combinationl With a globe valve having a seat, valve, valve operating stem and hand Wheel, of a cleaning device connected to said stem beyond the seat, said stem and device arranged for selective longitudinal or rotative movement. r

9. In a device of the class described, a. pipe, a valve casing secured thereto provided vvith a valve seat axially alined With' said pipe, a valve for said seat and an operating means for moving said valve including a member of slightly less" diameter than the bore of said pipe, and adapted to be progressed therethrough to clean the sama/said member being movable valve. Y

In testimony whereof I affix in presence of two Witnesses.

FRANK A. oLsoN.`

my signature Witnesses: I

`C. E. JOHNSON,

G. S. Gonny.

relatively to the c so v 

